Is the surface of the panels smooth or textured?
Slightly textured – similar to the texture to that is embossed into the vinyl top of a car. . We often say that the panels mimic the look and feel of a refrigerator door (the texture is a little different, but this is a great analogy). The light pebble grain texture pattern is embossed into the aluminum sheets (there is no vinyl whatsoever on this cover!). The main reason for texturing these panels is that as the surfaces are large flat areas and they do cover the working area of your truck, this slight texture helps to hide any scratches that may end up on the surface of the cover due to handling (opening/closing/removing). We could make these covers with no texture and as smooth as glass, but it would be almost impossible to handle the cover during installation, and then remove the cover over and over and keep the cover looking good for a long period of time without small scratches becoming more and more apparent on the cover. If the surface of the cover was delivered to you smooth,
